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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Janet Yellen
Reply-To: <Uniteduno@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 22:44:01 -0800
Subject: IRREVOCABLE COMPENSATION PAYMENT

US Department Of Treasury
In conjunction with
International Monetary Fund
 
IRREVOCABLE COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1,750,000.00 USD
 
It's been authorized by the United States treasury and the Governing body of the United Nations Monetary Unit to release your payment. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed.
 
 
The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has negotiated and reached an agreement to pay out all the unpaid contracts, inheritance and lotto winning claims by Companies and individuals to 150 Beneficiaries from U.S.A, Europe, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South America, Australia and Asia and Africa Continent through banking transfer as this is a global payments technology.
 
 
The sum of $1,750,000.00 USD (One Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved to be credited to you among others. Upon your contact with us, the paying bank will be instructed to start processing to credit you through thier preferred option, BANK TRANSFER .
In this regards, you are requested to provide the below information for your urgent payment.
 
 
1. Your Name:
2. Country:
3. Age and Sex:
4. Occupation:
5. Active Mobile Telephone Number:
6.Home Address:
7. Any Government approved Identification Card.
 
 
As you are about  to receive your payment via Bank Transfer, we will list the detailed information needed and guide you once you respond to this email.
We request for your urgent response to this email as directed not to delay. 
                                                                  
 
Yours faithfully
Janet Yellen
Secretary of the Treasury
(U.S. Department of the Treasury)
 

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